Sundays are devoted to poetry on the blog. I was inspired to write the poem below when I briefly skimmed some posts on X that said that a scathing article was written about Dolly Parton by The Federalist. I didn’t read the article, but I know that Dolly Parton has given millions to charities all over the country. She is beloved by her fans, all over the world. She has put so much good and happiness and beauty and creativity and acceptance and LOVE into the world that we all experience today. Roger Ebert, the movie critic said this about her, “In Dallas for the premier of ‘9 to 5’, I had an uncanny experience, and on the plane home to Chicago I confessed it to Siskel: I had been granted a private half hour with Dolly Parton, and as we spoke I was filled with a strange ethereal grace. This was not spiritual, nor was it sexual. It was healing and comforting. Gene listened and said, “Roger, I felt the exact same thing during my interview with her.” We looked at each other. What did this mean? Neither one of us ever felt that feeling again. From time to time we would refer to it in wonder.”
Do people float in your presence or do they sink?
Do you make people feel special? Do you make them think?
Do people feel loved by you or are you only courting love?
When people are with you, do they feel touched from above?
Do you focus on the good stuff or do you nitpick for the flaw?
After a time being with you, do people get a sense of awe?
And when I say “awe”, I don’t mean for you, I mean for themselves,
Like you’ve helped them lift their best selves, off from dusty shelves.
Some people are so well-loved because that’s all that they give away,
Love in every which direction, each and every day.
credit: @alioop326, X
Are you passing on love or are you passing on pain? Heal your pain and pass on love.
Here is the question of the day from 3000 Questions About Me:
2530. What is your favorite soup?
Hello Kelly. Your poem offered a much-needed sentiment and way of interacting with the world, the country, our neighbors, our friends, our family. I just read something else that said what I think I’ve heard you say before, we can all be the sunshine for ourselves and others. I believe that if I were in your physical presence I would feel uplifted by you…because I feel that way just reading your words. Have a beautiful week.
Awwww, thank you, Gail. Some days I’m better than others, but it is good to strive. I feel that I would feel the same about you. <3